4 of Family from Mangaluru Dies in Tragic Road Accident in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia : A tragic accident has claimed the lives of four members of a Mangalorean family, including a 3-month-old infant, in a car accident on their way from Qatar to Madinah to perform Umrah. The accident occurred in Zalfa on the outskirts of Riyadh on Wednesday night.
The deceased have been identified as Hiba (29), daughter of Shameem and Zarina from Uladangadi Thokur, her husband Muhammad Rameez (34), and their children Aarush (3) and Raha (3 months). Additionally, Hiba's sister Shabnam's daughter Fatima (19), who was also in the car, sustained serious injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Riyadh. Fortunately, Hiba's sister Lubna's son Isa (4), who was also present in the car, escaped unharmed.
The family had commenced their Umrah journey after performing Fajr Namaz on Tuesday. They had reached Riyadh on Tuesday night, stayed at a family house, and resumed their journey towards Umrah from Riyadh on Wednesday morning.
Their car collided with a road divider at Zulfa, causing it to veer off the road and overturn. Tragically, Rameez, Hiba, and one child lost their lives on the spot, while another child succumbed to injuries in the hospital. Fatima sustained serious injuries, while Isa miraculously escaped unharmed.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
